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Council approves local incentive offers for two business expansions, including a $71 million project promising 117 jobs
Summary
Council approved a level‑1 local incentive for an existing Gastonia business investing $4.1 million, and offered a level‑3/4 incentive framework for Project Willow — a proposed $71 million facility that would create 117 jobs and annex into the city.
The Gastonia City Council on Oct. 7 approved economic development incentives for two projects: a level‑1 investment grant for an existing facility expansion and an offer of a level‑3/4 incentive framework for a larger new facility branded in the record as Project Willow.
Christy Crisp, the city’s director of economic development, presented the smaller request first. She said the existing company in Gastonia Technology Park plans to invest $4.1 million to expand its facility. “This is a 5‑year, level 1 grant,” she told the council, and staff presented a municipal grant amount of $47,712.…
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